Pop Candy — On the fascinating PBS series African American Lives, we watched Henry Louis Gates Jr. trace the family histories of several famous faces, including Oprah, Chris Rock, Maya Angelou and Tina Turner. (It's on DVD if you missed it.) more info

Guardian Music — Memphis musician who produced classics of soul - above all with Al GreenWillie Mitchell, who has died aged 81, was an icon of Memphis music. As producer, arranger and sometimes co-writer, he moulded the careers of the soul singers OV Wright, Otis Cla... more info

MTV.com News — This Is It choreographer says MJ wanted Gaga as one of his guests at London concerts.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Kristian Dowling/ Getty Images It could have been one of the most bizarre musical hookups in pop history. According to a n... more info

Guardian Music — We've got a new kind of 007 in Daniel Craig, so why not a new kind of Bond film opening sequence, with no silly silhouettes slinking around to a some spurious song?Not much is known about the new James Bond film yet, especially since there hasn't bee... more info

Guardian Music — It's 1969, it's the Rolling Stones – and it's the sound of music dying on its feet, says Alexis PetridisGet Yer Ya-Ya's Out! occupies a unique place within the dread pantheon of Rolling Stones live albums, of which there are many, but virtuall... more info

Monsters and Critics — New York - Tina Turner, whose famous legs, short skirts and spike heels have flashed across the stage nonstop for more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — After a three-decade career providing percussion and other background sounds for iconic artists like Ike and Tina Turner, Bill Withers, and John Prine, Big Poppa E felt a change coming. Thus, in 2000, he switched tracks, returning to his roots in the... more info

Live Daily — Nearly 40 years after The Beatles called it quits, the Fab Four and their occasionally still-active arch rivals, The Rolling Stones [ tickets ], are still battling it out for the hearts and discretionary dollars of classic-rock fans and gift buyers. ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The Brooklyn Museum has a music-related exhibit opening tomorrow (Friday). It’s called Who Shot Rock: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, and features photographs by dozens of photographers of dozens of different musicians, including Tina ... more info

Soul Sides — Sly and the Family Stone: Sing a Simple SongFrom Stand (Epic, 1969)Ike and Tina Turner: Bold Soul SisterFrom The Hunter (Blue Thumb, 1970). Also on Bold Soul Sister.Deadeye: Silly SongFrom Gathering at the Depot (Beta, 1970)Please: Sing a Simple Song... more info